Romania Industry Day in Brussels
The NATO headquarters in Brussels hosted a special event devoted to Romanian industry.
Leyla Cheamil, 21.04.2026, 13:50
The Romanian Industry Day took place at the NATO headquarters. This economic diplomacy event, held Monday in Brussels, was designed to promote Romanian industry and facilitate the access of national companies to North Atlantic Alliance structures. Twenty Romanian companies presented innovative defense solutions to enable the integration of the country’s defense industry into the Alliance’s global supply chains. This was the first time that the Romanian Foreign Ministry, the Economy Ministry, and the Defense Ministry organized such an event at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. By means of this initiative, the Foreign Ministry is revitalizing the economic diplomacy component, preparing the ground for strategic decisions to be adopted at the upcoming B9 Summit in Bucharest and the NATO Summit in Ankara.
On Monday, companies presented defense technology with an emphasis on drones and anti-drone systems, as well as cybersecurity and communications programs, including those for space. The event facilitated high-level technical exchanges between more than 20 participating Romanian companies and the management of specialized NATO agencies, such as the Communications and Information Agency and the Support and Procurement Agency. Talks focused on identifying technological loopholes where Romanian intelligence can bring immediate added value.
Attending Romanian Industry Day, the Romanian Foreign Minister, Oana Țoiu, said that Romania wants to take advantage of the increase in Alliance spending to generate economic opportunities and jobs at home. This involves a total of $1.4 trillion available to the allies.
“We can bring in more revenue into the country if we support our private and state-owned companies to modernize, to be able to market their products and services, and to have access to buyers, to the procurement system”.
Although little is known about Romania’s capacity in the field of defense, Oana Țoiu argues, Romania is recognized for its expertise in certain fields such as cybersecurity, as well as companies with innovative products that have obtained funding from the European Defense Fund.
“Not only can we be relevant, but we already are. There are teams from Romania that are suppliers for other countries or even for the NATO ecosystem directly, but we want to make sure that this access is available to everyone, that they understand from NATO specialists which procedures they must apply and, more than that, that they are seen as a reliable supplier”.
Oana Țoiu further noted that, this autumn, Bucharest will host a NATO event in the field of combating hybrid threats. (VP)
